Day 15
In your own space, talk about what you’re taking away from this challenge. Did you learn something? Did you interact with new people? Or did you try out different fandoms or formats or relationships? What’s changed between Day 1 and Day 15 of this challenge? Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
Browsing the replies for day 14 I was reminded of fandom tea blends. I’ve heard of that before and even looked at it (probably the last time I actually finished the Fandom Snowflake Challenge, LOL!), but I had completely forgotten about it, and now I’m just tickled pink about that whole thing. Fandom teas! How awesome is that?! (Of course I want to make my own blends now. And how about fandom chocolate?)
Yes, I did interact with new people (stuffing some fandom stockings and making a few fandom wishes from the second Snowflake come true) and I had tons of fun with that. I always do. I love meeting new people! But this year more meaningful for me was that a few people with whom I had interacted previously in passing remembered me. That was astonishing and made me wibble with the feels. And even more than that, analise010 didn’t just link to my old post about transformative works from the 2014 Fandom Snowflake Challenge, she even took the time to change my name in her links to reflect my recent name change from JunoMagic to satismagic. Honestly, that made me cry. ♥
What has changed between Day 1 and Day 15 of this challenge?
Nothing has really changed, I think. It’s more that some things have been confirmed for me? Like that I’m still fucking fragile and raw and vulnerable and I need to be very, very careful how much I participate in fandom and how I interact with people, and that sucks so much I can’t even tell you. But I also really, really, really want to keep this, the creativity, the joy, the people, everything, and I want to fight for all of that. And… I’m at least in a place where I could complete this challenge. That means a lot.
Thank you so much to everyone who read my posts and took the time to leave comments and send messages. That means so much, you have no idea.
Just… thank you. ♥